Gisborne has taken the under-19 title at the Lion Foundation NZ
Surf League in Mount Maunganui, holding off the hard-charging New
South Wales team on the final day.
With five surf lifesaving athletes backing up in the open team,
Gisborne's challenge was to preserve their healthy first-day lead,
while ensuring their teenaged stars weren't overly taxed ahead of
the afternoon racing.
In the end, they judge it to perfection, with Devon Halligan
holding on grimly to fourth in the event-ending Dearlove relay to
collect six points, finishing on 226 points overall.
New South Wales were second on 222, with defending champions Bay
of Plenty staging a big revival to leap-frog Auckland into third on
207. Auckland were the third New Zealand team on 195.
But the morning belonged to Gisborne, collecting wins in the
beach relay, mixed ski relay, men's beach flags and Halligan's
ironwoman victory.
Team captain Toby Harris also played a big part, bolting home in
the beach sprint.
"The guys have been together and we've really worked hard at
getting that teamwork and operating as one with the one team,"
Harris said. "We got second last year, which was good, but we
wanted to go one better - this year was the year and the team
spirit has been fantastic all weekend."
Cory Taylor continued his ironman dominance, winning his third
race in as many starts, including a breakthrough one in the open
division yesterday.
Defending champions Taranaki hold a narrow lead over Gisborne in
the open division, although Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Hawke's Bay
are all still well within striking distance.
The Gisborne team celebrate their
win. PHOTO by Jamie Troughton/Dscribe Journalism.
Under-19 results:
Beach Relay:
Gisborne, (Jamieson Gibson/Parks/Dan Willock/Chris Dawson/Toby
Harris/Dylan Pahina/Jemma Torrie/Briar Wilkie/Britta Carroll) 1,
Bay of Plenty (Karina Radley/Jess Miller/Kathryn
Stewart/Jordan Hills/Danny Kayes/Kirby Wheeler/Chad Wheeler/Michael
Bryant) 2, Wellington (Seth Forbes/Thomas McCarthy/Jake Allen/Ryan
Cox/Ryan Imrie/Jack Manners/Megan Blair/Karly Maxwell) 3,
Canterbury (Georgia Dickson/Danielle Currie/Brittany Tucker/Jake
Laughton/Fraser Smith/Andrew Trembath/Matthew Aplin Hayden Andrews)
4, Taranaki (Amy Barron/Sarah Wilson/Eloise Stevens/Scott
Nelson/Jared Gray/Mitchell Owen/Adam Beavis/Matt Strange) 5, New
South Wales (Alicia Bain/Bridget Little/Katie Williams/Ben
Carberry/Blake Drysdale/Trent Klouzal/Jarrad Kucler/Laughlan
Pritchard) 6, Otago (Jessie Schneiders/Angus MacKenzie/Hamish
McCulloch/Jamie Mowat/Scott Fraser/Hamish Smith/Jessica Lacy/Katie
Wilson) 7.
Hawkes Bay (Sarah Karika/Megan Beattie/Cian Jefferson/Sam
McNicol/Rhys Harman/Keith Christmas/Ben Johnston/Danielle O'Connor)
Dq, Auckland (Emily Hodges/Dannielle McKenzie/Georgia Lloyd/Andrew
Saunders/Jack Wilson/Daniel Cairns/Tom Clarke/Stephen Butt) Dq.
IRB Single Rescue:
Taranaki (Amy Barron/Scott Nelson/Jared Gray) 1, Auckland (Emily
Hodges/Tom Clarke/Stephen Butt) 2, Otago (Nathan Smith/Scott
Fraser) 3, Bay of Plenty (Cara Ryan/Kirby Wheeler/Chad Wheeler) 4,
Hawkes Bay (Sarah Karika/Rhys Harman/Keith Christmas) 5, Canterbury
(Fraser Smith/Matthew Aplin/Hayden Andrews) 6, Gisborne (Jamieson
Gibson Parks/Dan Willock/Briar Wilkie) 7, New South Wales (Katie
Williams/Jarrad Kucler/Laughlan Pritchard) 8, Wellington (Seth
Forbes/Ryan Imrie/Tayla Radovanovich) 9.
Mixed Ski Relay:
Gisborne (Cory Taylor/Devon Halligan) 1, Auckland (Dannielle
McKenzie/Jack Wilson) 2, Canterbury (Danielle Currie/Zac
Quickenden) 3, Hawkes Bay (Katie Moodie/Cian Jefferson) 4, Bay of
Plenty (Katrina Radley/Sam Shergold) 5, Wellington (Jack
Manners/Karly Maxwell) 6, New South Wales (Bridget Little/Ben
Carberry) 7, Otago (Angus MacKenzie/Katie Wilson) 8, Taranaki
(Sarah Nelson/Ben Nelson) 9.
Surf Teams Race-Male:
New South Wales (Trent Klouzal/Jack Moyes) 1, Wellington (Thomas
McCarthy/Jake Allen) 2, Otago (Hamish McCulloch/Jamie Mowat) 3,
Hawkes Bay (Patrick O'Shaughnessy/Ben Johnston) 4, Auckland (Sean
Newcombe/Daniel Cairns) 5, Bay of Plenty (Danny Kayes/Michael
Bryant) 6, Taranaki (Mitchell Owen/Adam Beavis) 7, Canterbury
(Fraser Smith/Andrew Trembath) 8. Gisborne (Cory Taylor/Chris
Dawson) DNF.
Surf Teams Race-Female:
New South Wales (Bridget Little/Kirsty Waugh) 1, Gisborne (Devon
Halligan/Britta Carroll) 2, Bay of Plenty (Cara Ryan/Jess Miller)
3, Auckland (Emma Wilson/Dannielle McKenzie) 4, Hawkes Bay (Megan
Beattie/Danielle O'Connor) 5, Otago (Jessie Schneiders/Jordy
Fogarty) 6, Wellington (Brooke Watt/Tayla Radovanovich) 7,
Canterbury (Lucy Johnson/Brittany Tucker) 8, Taranaki (Namdokmai
Northcott/Eilish Hurley) 9.
Beach Flags-Male:
Toby Harris (Gisborne) 1, Blake Drysdale (New South Wales) 2,
Jordan Hills (Bay of Plenty) 3, Seth Forbes (Wellington) 4, Hamish
Smith (Otago) 5, Matt Strange (Taranaki) 6, Jake Laughton
(Canterbury) 7, Andrew Saunders (Auckland) 8, Tom Foley (Hawkes
Bay) 9.
Beach Flags-Female:
Katie Williams (New South Wales) 1, Georgia Dickson (Canterbury)
2, Emily Hodges (Auckland) 3, Eloise Stevens (Taranaki) 4, Jessica
Lacy (Otago) 5, Briar Wilkie (Gisborne) 6, Megan Blair (Wellington)
7, Karina Radley (Bay of Plenty) 8, Sarah Karika (Hawkes Bay) 9.
Mixed Rescue Relay:
New South Wales (Alicia Bain/Kirsty Waugh/Trent Klouzal/Jack
Moyes) 1, Bay of Plenty (Cara Ryan/Jess Miller/Danny Kayes/Sam
Shergold) 2, Gisborne (Chris Dawson/Dylan Pahina/Jemma
Torrie/Britta Carroll) 3, Auckland (Emma Wilson/Georgia Lloyd/Sean
Newcombe/Daniel Cairns) 4, Taranaki (Amy Barron/Eilish
Hurley/Mitchell Owen/Adam Beavis) 5, Hawkes Bay (Megan Beattie/Cian
Jefferson/Patrick O'Shaughnessy/Danielle O'Connor) 6, Wellington
(Thomas McCarthy/Ryan Cox/Brooke Watt/ Tayla Radovanovich) 7,
Canterbury (Lucy Johnson/Brittany Tucker/Zac Quickenden/Andrew
Trembath) 8, Otago (Jessie Schneiders/Jordy Fogerty/Angus
MacKenzie/Jamie Mowat) 9.
Board Teams Race-Male:
New South Wales (Ben Carberry/Jack Moyes) 1, Gisborne (Cory
Taylor/Dylan Pahina) 2, Bay of Plenty (Sam Shergold/Michael Bryant)
3, Wellington (Jake Allen/Jack Manners) 4, Taranaki (Adam
Beavis/Ben Nelson) 5, Auckland (Daniel Cairns/Stephen Butt) 6,
Otago (Angus MacKenzie/Hamish/Hamish McCulloch) 7, Hawkes Bay:
(Cian Jefferson/Ben Johnston) 8, Canterbury (Zac Quickenden/Andrew
Trembath) 9.
Board Teams Race-Female:
New South Wales (Alicia Bain/Bridget Little) 1, Gisborne (Jemma
Torrie/Devon Halligan) 2, Bay of Plenty (Kathryn Stewart/Jess
Miller) 3, Auckland (Dannielle McKenzie/Georgia Lloyd) 4,
Wellington (Brooke Watt/Karly Maxwell) 5, Hawkes Bay (Megan
Beattie/Katie Moodie) 6, Canterbury (Danielle Currie/Lucy Johnson)
7, Otago (Jessie Schneiders/Katie Wilson) 8, Taranaki (Amy
Barron/Sarah Wilson) 9.
IRB Assembly:
Taranaki (Amy Barron/Scott Nelson/Jared Gray) 1, Otago (Nathan
Smith/Scott Fraser) 2, Auckland (Emily Hodges/Tom Clarke/Stephen
Butt) 3, Bay of Plenty (Cara Ryan/Kirby Wheeler/Chad Wheeler) 4,
Wellington (Seth Forbes/Ryan Imrie/Tayla Radovanovich) 5,
Canterbury (Fraser Smith/Matthew Aplin/Hayden Andrews) 6, New South
Wales (Katie Williams/Jarrad Kucler/Laughlan Pritchard) 7, Hawkes
Bay (Sarah Karika/Rhys Harman/Keith Christmas) 8, Gisborne
(Jamieson Gibson Parks/Dan Willock/Briar Wilkie) 9.
Iron Woman:
Devon Halligan (Gisborne) 1, Cara Ryan (Bay of Plenty) 2,
Dannielle McKenzie (Auckland) 3, Danielle Currie (Canterbury) 4,
Katie Wilson (Otago) 5, Alicia Bain (New South Wales) 6, Karly
Maxwell (Wellington) 7, Katie Moodie (Hawkes Bay) 8, Sarah Wilson
(Taranaki) 9.
Iron Man:
New South Wales (Trent Klouzal/Jack Moyes) 1, Wellington (Jake
Allen/Ryan Cox) 2, Gisborne (Cory Taylor/Chris Dawson) 3, Taranaki
(Ben Nelson/Matt Strange) 4, Canterbury (Fraser Smith/Zac
Quickenden) 5, Auckland (Daniel Cairns/Tom Clarke) 6, Bay of Plenty
(Danny Kayes/Michael Bryant) 7, Otago (Angus MacKenzie/Hamish
McCulloch) 8.
Beach Sprint-Male:
Toby Harris (Gisborne) 1, Blake Drysdale (New South Wales) 2,
Andrew Saunders (Auckland) 3, Jordan Hills (Bay of Plenty) 4, Seth
Forbes (Wellington) 5, Tom Foley (Hawkes Bay) 6, Jake Laughton
(Canterbury) 7, Hamish Smith (Otago) 8, Matt Strange (Taranaki)
9.
Beach Sprint-Female:
Katie Williams (New South Wales) 1, Jessica Lacy (Otago) 2,
Sarah Karika (Hawkes Bay) 3, Georgia Dickson (Canterbury) 4, Karina
Radley (Bay of Plenty) 5, Emily Hodges (Auckland) 6, Briar Wilkie
(Gisborne) 7, Eloise Stevens (Taranaki) 8, Megan Blair (Wellington)
9.
Dearlove Relay:
New South Wales (Alicia Bain/Bridget Little/Katie
Williams/Kirsty Waugh/Ben Carberry/Blake Drysdale/ Trent
Klouzal/Jarrad Kucler/Jack Moyes/Laughlen Pritchard)
Gisborne (Jamieson Gibson Parks/Dan Willock/Cory Taylor/Chris
Dawson/Toby Harris/Dylan Fraser/Jemma Torrie/Briar Wilkie/Devon
Halligan/Britta Carroll)
Hawkes Bay (Sarah Karika/Megan Beattie/Kate Moodie/Cian
Jefferson/Sam McNicol/ Patrick O'Shaughnessy/Rhys Harman/Keith
Christmas/Ben Johnston/Danielle O'Connor)
Bay of Plenty (Karina Radley/Cara Ryan/Jess Miller/Natalie
Peat/Jordan Hills/Danny Kayes/Kirby Wheeler/Chad Wheeler/Sam
Shergold/Michael Bryant)
Taranaki (Namdokmai Northcott/Sarah Wilson/Ellish Hurley/Eloise
Stevens/Scott Nelson/Jared Gray/Mitchell Owen/Adam Beavis/Ben
Nelson/Seth Merret)
Otago (Jessie Schneiders/Jordy Fogerty/Angus MacKenzie/Hamish
McCulloch/Jamie Mowat/Niam Chronican/Scott Fraser/Hamish
Smith/Jessica Lacy/Kathryn Stewart)
Auckland (Emily Hodges/Emma Wilson/Dannielle McKenzie/Georgia
Lloyd/Andrew Saunders/Sean Newcombe/Jack Wilson/Daniel Cairns/Tom
Clarke/Stephen Butt)
Wellington (Seth Forbes/Thomas McCarthy/Jake Allen/Ryan Cox/Ryan
Imrie/Jack Manners/Megan Blair/Brooke Watt/ Tayla
Radovanovich/Karly Maxwell)
Canterbury (Georgia Dickson/Danielle Currie/Lucy
Johnson/Brittany Tucker/Jake Laughton/Fraser Smith/Zac
Quickenden/Andrew Trembath/Matthew Aplin Hayden Andrews)
